How To Edit Info.plist On Mac Boot Camp For Installing Usb Win 7

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Boot Camp Control Panel User Guide

After you use Boot Camp Assistant to install Windows on your Intel-based Mac, you can set the default operating system to either macOS or Windows. The default operating system is the one you want to use when you turn on or restart your Mac.

To install Windows 7 correctly on some computer models, you can disable USB 3.0 mode in BIOS settings by switching to USB 2.0 compatibility mode (Legacy USB 2.0). In all other cases, you will have to modify Windows 7 install distro and integrate USB 3.0 drivers for your motherboard chipset to the boot and install WIM images.

Edit Info.plist `sudo vi /Applications/Utilities/Boot Camp Assistant.app/Contents/Info.plist' Under DARequiredROMVersions add your Boot ROM Version, enclosed in tags, like you see it there. Under PreUSBBootSupportedModel add your Model Identifier in the same manner. Change PreUSBBootSupportedModels to USBBootSupportedModels, removing the 'Pre'. In Windows on your Mac, click in the right side of the taskbar, click the Boot Camp icon, then choose Boot Camp Control Panel. If a User Account Control dialog appears, click Yes. Select the startup disk that has the default operating system you want to use. If you want to start up using the default operating system now, click Restart.

Set the default operating system

  1. In Windows on your Mac, click in the right side of the taskbar, click the Boot Camp icon , then choose Boot Camp Control Panel.

  2. If a User Account Control dialog appears, click Yes.

  3. Select the startup disk that has the default operating system you want to use.

  4. If you want to start up using the default operating system now, click Restart. Otherwise, click OK.

You can’t change your startup volume to an external drive while you’re using Windows.

To learn how to change the default operating system using macOS, see Get started with Boot Camp.

Restart in macOS

In Windows on your Mac, do one of the following:

  • Restart using Startup Manager: Restart your Mac, then immediately press and hold the Option key. When the Startup Manager window appears, release the Option key, select your macOS startup disk, then press Return.

    If you’re using a Mac notebook computer with an external keyboard, make sure you press and hold the Option key on the built-in keyboard.

  • Restart using Boot Camp Control Panel: Click in the right side of the taskbar, click the Boot Camp icon , then choose Restart in macOS.

    This also sets the default operating system to macOS.

For more information about restarting in macOS, see the Apple Support article Restart your Mac in macOS or Windows.

See alsoGet started with Boot Camp Control Panel on MacTroubleshoot Boot Camp Control Panel problems on MacApple Support article: How to select a different startup disk

So the Windows 10 technical preview is out and i was eager to test it out on my MacBook Pro. I am discussing only installation through bootcamp. While following the instructions that found on the web, i had to encounter many issues. Hence i am trying to consolidate everything i know or did, in this post.

1. Register for Windows 10 technical preview. https://insider.windows.com

2. Download the Windows 10 technical preview ISO file from the windows website. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-sg/windows/preview-iso

3. Lauch Bootcamp Assistant (Applications > Utilities > Bootcamp Assistant) and click continue.

Basically it should look like this:

4. “Create a Windows 7 or later version install disk”

If this option is available, you can use the ISO file directly in the next step and continue with the installation.

If this option is not available you are left with two choices:

a. Enable the option

Close the application. In Finder, go to Applications > Utilities. Right click on Boot Camp Assistant, select ‘Show Package Contents’

Right click the “Contents” folder, select ‘Get Info’. In ‘Sharing & Permissions’ section, enable ‘read & write’ for all and add one more entry admin with ‘read & write’ privilege. [For this you need to unlock the folder by clicking the lock symbol and prompt for the password will appear. You can use your admin password to unlock]

Once you have updated the permissions for “Contents” folder, open the folder and do the same ‘Sharing & Permissions’ changes for the “Info.plist” file.

Now open the “Info.plist” file using TextEdit or Xcode application. You need to make modifications in below sections:

<key>DARequiredROMVersions</key> : Here you need to add you computer’s Boot ROM Version. You can find this by clicking the apple icon (top left corner) on the finder window, select ‘About this Mac’, then ‘System Report’, then ‘Hardware’

Note down the ‘Model Identifier’ and ‘Boot ROM Version’

In Info.plist file section add you computer’s Boot ROM Version like below: (Please ensure its in the logical order)

<key>PreESDRequiredModels</key> : Here do the similar addition. Instead of Boot ROM Version you add the Model Identifier (MacBookPro7,1) /first section of your Boot ROM version (MBP71).

<key>PreUEFIModels</key> : Here also add Model Identifier or first section of Boot ROM Version as suited.

<key>USBBootSupportedModels</key> : Do similar addition in this section too.

Note: If you file has PreUSBBootSupportedModels as the section, remove the ‘Pre’

<key>Win7OnlyModels</key> : Remove this section

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Save the file. Now saving the file just won’t get the work done. You need to sign the file. For that goto to Applications > Utilities > Terminal

Run the command:

sudo codesign -fs – /Applications/Utilities/Boot Camp Assistant.app

You will be prompted to enter the password. Do the same and click enter. Now your boot camp assistant is updated. Reopen the application and try.

b. Create a installation disk and use it.

You can create an install disk for Windows 10 using the Disk Utility application in Mac. (Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility) Choose the burn option and select the ISO image and burn it to the dvd. This will be your installation disk.

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5. Continue with the instructions on screen the Boot Camp Assistant, plugin the USB drive that you are going to use. (Remember this drive will be formatted during the installation) The USB drive can be of size 8GB or more.

Insert your flash drive and then select the ISO file’s location. Boot Camp will then download all the necessary drivers to run Windows and transform your USB drive into a boot disk. This step takes a while, so be patient.

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You’ll then be asked to partition your hard drive. This is a critical step, as you can’t expand or shrink the storage later on. Instead, you’ll have to wipe that part of the drive and start from scratch. It is recommended you select at least 20GB, but 30GB or more is best, as Windows 10 itself will take up a sizable chunk.

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Partitioning will take time as well as installation.

When you’re done, click Install to start installing Windows 10.Computer might restart several times during the installation and you don’t have to worry about it. If for some reason your computer boots back to OS X, reboot and hold the Option key. This brings up a menu where you can select which operating system to launch.

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Enjoy trying Windows 10.